Abstract
Hip fracture patients are often undernourished at the time of the fracture event as measured by serum albumin levels and/or standardized dietary assessments. Reduced food intake, particularly during the acute recovery period, further contributes to poor recovery after hip fracture. This presentation will discuss the evidence related to the importance of nutritional status on recovery and the effectiveness of nutritional supplementation after hip fracture to improve patient outcomes. The limitations of research to date in this area will be presented and discussed. Finally, potential strategies to mitigate the risk of malnutrition after hip fracture will be presented in the context of multimodal interventions that include nutritional supplementation.
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